Beijing Promotes Political Ideology Through University Programs Geared Toward Belt and Road Countries

Beijing Promotes Political Ideology Through University Programs Geared Toward Belt and Road Countries
South African and Chinese students listen to a speech by South African President Jacob Zuma at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China on Dec. 5, 2014. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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Chinese universities are leveraging education programs to promote Beijing’s foreign policy of Belt and Road, as well as Communist Party political ideologies, to students in southeast and central Asia.

The Epoch Times obtained a series of government documents wherein schools detailed their programming for foreign students in applications for central government funding.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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